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lunatica

(53,410 posts) Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:21 PM Jun 2018

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Rudy and Republicans say the President has absolute power

to pardon everyone including himself and he can fire anybody he wants because he has wide ranging immunity.

So why did our founding fathers insist that we don’t have royalty? Why did the Boston Tea Party dump the royal tea in 1773? They weren’t doing it because they didn’t like tea. They did it to object to and reject King George as our king.

And if they had wanted our country to have kings, why would they only allow a maximum of 8 years for the Presidency, or for people to have a vote, or to have the Executive have only one third of the power.

These are questions deep into Duh territory so why are people actually debating this shit. It seems to be all I’m hearing on MSNBC today. Trump people like Giuliani and Republican Congesspeople are completely supine, pretending they aren’t noticing, or outright supportive of this idea.

What the fuck!

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Rudy and Republicans say the President has absolute power (Original Post) lunatica Jun 2018 OP

Absolut Xipe Totec Jun 2018 #1

It's better than drinking the koolaid lunatica Jun 2018 #5

I'm sure they have Absolut Kool-Aid nt Xipe Totec Jun 2018 #6

Absolut Mandarin Xipe Totec Jun 2018 #2

Do they have one called Manchurian? lunatica Jun 2018 #4

Wonder if they would say this to Obama or Clinton...gee. do I have to wonder? Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #3

Would that be the same ReTHUGs who took President Obama to Court for Executive Orders malaise Jun 2018 #7

I bet the Deplorables would object if a future Democratic President claimed absolute power Mr. Ected Jun 2018 #8

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

1. Absolut

Reply to lunatica (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:23 PM

Jun 2018

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

5. It's better than drinking the koolaid

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:28 PM

Jun 2018

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

6. I'm sure they have Absolut Kool-Aid nt

Reply to lunatica (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 06:12 PM

Jun 2018

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

2. Absolut Mandarin

Reply to lunatica (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:25 PM

Jun 2018

Not a king, not an emperor; a Mandarin.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

4. Do they have one called Manchurian?

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:27 PM

Jun 2018

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

3. Wonder if they would say this to Obama or Clinton...gee. do I have to wonder?

Reply to lunatica (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:25 PM

Jun 2018

I bet we can find endless video of them saying the opposite actually.

I say time for talking to these traitors is over.

malaise

(269,062 posts)

7. Would that be the same ReTHUGs who took President Obama to Court for Executive Orders

Reply to lunatica (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 06:15 PM

Jun 2018

and refused to even hold a hearing for his Supreme Court Nominee?

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)

8. I bet the Deplorables would object if a future Democratic President claimed absolute power

Reply to lunatica (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 06:18 PM

Jun 2018

I think the carnage they would inflict would be akin to a Civil War.

Seriously.

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